Ben Howlett
Conservative, Bath
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that the regulation of nurses and midwives remains appropriate for the health and social care environment as it evolves.
Ben Gummer
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health
The Department is taking forward a Section 60 Order (of the Health Act 1999) which will remove statutory midwifery supervision from the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC’s) governing legislation.
The Department is also in discussions with the NMC on what other reforms may be achieved through the Order.
The Orderwill be subject to a full public consultation early next year.
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